Cold Stone franchisees sue parent company

A group of Cold Stone Creamery
franchisees is suing parent company Cold Stone Creamery Inc., asking the
franchisor to disclose information about a shared, vendor-contributed
marketing fund and data on unredeemed gift cards.

The National Independent Association of Cold Stone Creamery
Franchisees, or NIACCF, filed suit this week against Scottsdale,
Ariz.-based Cold Stone Creamery in the 11th Judicial Circuit Court for
Miami-Dade County, Fla.

A spokesperson for Cold Stone Creamery Inc., a division of Kahala
Corp., said, “As a matter of company policy, we do not comment on
pending legal matters.”